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Offline dagger

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Hey,

Would it be possible to add linux client as well? Currently I have to run a game under wine and that's less than perfect solution.

If you don't have resources to do it, I could gladly help.

Thanks,
Rob

 

Offline The E

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There are linux native executables here. You'll need to do some work to get the Linux Launcher to work, but all that is explained in the relevant threads.
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Offline Jeff Vader

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The Launcher can also be skipped entirely. Most, if not all, things that the Launcher does can be done with command-line flags.
23:40 < achillion > EveningTea: ass
23:40 < achillion > wait no
23:40 < achillion > evilbagel: ass
23:40 < EveningTea > ?
23:40 < achillion > 2-letter tab complete failure

14:08 < achillion > there's too much talk of butts and dongs in here
14:08 < achillion > the level of discourse has really plummeted
14:08 < achillion > Let's talk about politics instead
14:08 <@The_E > butts and dongs are part of #hard-light's brand now
14:08 <@The_E > well
14:08 <@The_E > EvilBagel's brand, at least

01:06 < T-Rog > welp
01:07 < T-Rog > I've got to take some very strong antibiotics
01:07 < achillion > penis infection?
01:08 < T-Rog > Chlamydia
01:08 < achillion > O.o
01:09 < achillion > well
01:09 < achillion > I guess that happens
01:09 < T-Rog > at least it's curable
01:09 < achillion > yeah
01:10 < T-Rog > I take it you weren't actually expecting it to be a penis infection
01:10 < achillion > I was not

14:04 < achillion > Sometimes the way to simplify is to just have a habit and not think about it too much
14:05 < achillion > until stuff explodes
14:05 < achillion > then you start thinking about it

22:16 < T-Rog > I don't know how my gf would feel about Jewish conspiracy porn

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15:47 < EvilBagel> butt
15:51 < Achillion> yes
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18:53 < Achillion> Dicks are fun

21:41 < MatthTheGeek> you can't spell assassin without two asses

20:05 < sigtau> i'm mining titcoins from now on

00:31 < oldlaptop> Drunken antisocial educated freezing hicks with good Internet == Finland stereotype

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11:50 < achtung> Surely you've heard of DVDA
11:50 < achtung> Double Vaginal Double ANal
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Offline rohezal

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Will there be, in the future, an easy to install Linux Version. Maybe in the repos of the major distros Debian, Ubuntu, RedHat and Suse?

 

Offline KeldorKatarn

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The main campaign will include easy to install versions for Windows, MacOS and Linux yes.
We'll make sure of that.

Having no easy to install Linux version of the prologue was an unfortunate oversight. but as the guys already said.. there are Linux native builds around (please use version 3.6.9. The newer build will most likely not be able to run the prologue.
There should also be some kind of launcher around for those, but you should be able to get around without it. But make sure you use the -wcsaga command line flag!

For the upcoming campaign we'll try to provide a custom made one-fits-all-Saga-launcher programmed in C# so it will run on all platforms supporting .NET Mono (which should by now be preinstalled in most Linux distributions)

 
how can people sign up to volunteer to help. I personally wouldn't mind maintaining the Gentoo Linux ebuild package.

 

Offline KeldorKatarn

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What do you mean by "help" and "maintaining"?

 
What do you mean by "help" and "maintaining"?
Sure that's exactly what i meant I am willing to maintain an ebuild (package file) for Gentoo Linux.
The only catch is Gentoo is a custom compiled from source Linux distro so i will have to make it download and compile the freespace open engine and add the patches to turn it into wcsaga.
the big question there is should it be two ebuilds (e.g. one for freespace open, and one for wcsaga) or just one ebuild.


 

Offline KeldorKatarn

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We'll see